Wildwood, Days End

Amanda is a weaver and fine artist whose current work focus is drawing, mixed media collage, fibers, weaving, ceramics, and sculpture. Her work draws on the "record keeping" quality that different materials can have. Past exhibitions include Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte NC, Gaston College in Dallas, NC, Artfields, the Arts Council of York County, The Sprengeri Gallery located in Rock Hill, SC, LOOM Co-Working in Fort Mill, Slow Play Brewing in Rock Hill, SC, and Alumni Exhibition,Vivid, at Winthrop University. Amanda is an ArtPop alum and currently is part of the Alleys as Galleries presented by the Arts Council of York County and weavings from her Woven Cartography Series installed at The Thread in Rock Hill SC as part of the classroom extension space for Winthrop University's Department of Design. She has been adjunct faculty at Gaston College, York Technical College, and Winthrop University. She currently works at Winthrop University and resides in Rock Hill.

"Wildwood, Days End" is part of an ongoing series of branch weavings that use crape myrtle branches. These weavings use the natural branch of the crape myrtle for its underlying symbolism of life, death, rebirth, strength, adaptability, and resilience. The natural branch structure echos both the geography of landscape and traversing the geography of memories and the past. The weaving in and around the branch becomes the visible recollection of memory, choice, and emotion, the record keeper of a given, moment, place and time. In "Wildwood, Days End," the shape and form of the branch mimics the ever shifting light across the landscape as the days draw closed. Shifts in the weaving fibers, resemble light as it is scattered across the land and the sun sets from view. Rich jewel tones of red, magenta, violet, and orange to gold remind the viewer of not only the vibrance of a sunset, but the boldness that is found in closing doors to open new, and crossroads choices to follow where the heart leads.